By Danielle Marano Staff Writer The holiday season brings tons of food, family time, holiday cheer and, of course, holiday shopping. Before Thanksgiving is even over, before the turkey has been taken off the table, people are rushing out to get the best deals on Black Friday. This year, many…
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By Kasey Coster Contributing Writer Professor Molly Tambor’s interest in 20th century European history, especially on topics of women and gender, has led to an amazing discovery: the existence of women- only police forces. Her initial research focused on the suffragist movement in Italy following World War II, when the…
By Alyssa Seidman Contributing Writer A childhood of “Dungeons and Dragons” and time abroad in London as an undergrad were the contributing factors that led Jay Diehl to pursue a career in understanding the texts and manuscripts that came out of monastic life during the 11th and 12th centuries. Diehl,…
By Margaret Pepe Assistant Features Editor Dr. James Freeley has been a professor at Post in the School of Management for the past 35 years. He currently teaches Organizational Behavior, Creating and Managing a Small Business, and Management Seminar. Along with teaching management courses, he also started a graduate program…
By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief Alex Lynn, a junior maths/physics major, sat by the bar-like chairs just outside of the Starbucks glass doors, casually leaning over the counter, her legs free-flowing in the air. She smiles. “Having one of these performances in front of your friends really kicks you to do well,…
By Kristen Linsalata Co-Editor-in-Chief On Saturday, Nov. 20, the men’s soccer team took a trip into the city armed with 20 winter jackets, 20 hats, 20 scarves and 20 pairs of gloves to hand out to the homeless in an initiative that Alexander Billington, a senior international major and the organizer…
By Danielle Marano Staff Writer As the holiday season approaches, the weather is changing and the temperature is dropping, which means finals are approaching. At this time of the fall semester, students often become run down and sick. This could result from not getting enough rest due to long nights…
By Harry Pearse Staff Writer Post attracts a vast number of international students each year, particularly from Asia and Europe. But, the vast majority of the cultures in which these students come from, clearly do not celebrate the American tradition of Thanksgiving. So what do they do? Ian Johnson, junior…
By Maxime Devillaz Co-Editor-in-Chief Math professor Sheldon Rothman looked around at the fundraiser plant sale at Parkway Elementary School in Plainview, N.Y. It was Valentine’s Day 1993, and Rothman told himself he had to buy a gift for his then 2-year-old daughter. “And so I did, for 50 cents,” he…
By Mirna Youssef Features Editor People might think that Greek life is all about the parties, cliques, and frat houses, because movies portray them that way. However, this isn’t the movies, this is LIU Post. At this university, there are no fraternity houses or cliques, but Greek life is a…